Rebekah Warren won't run for Dingell's congressional seat

ANN ARBOR — State Sen. Rebekah Warren won't run for the congressional seat being vacated by the retirement of John Dingell, the longest-serving congressman in history.

The Ann Arbor Democrat announced her decision today to supporters on Facebook and on her exploratory committee's website. Warren says at times it seemed like an "impossible choice" between running for Congress or another term in the state Senate. But she says her "heart is in Lansing" and for now she can do the "most good working for Michigan, in Michigan."

Dingell's wife, Debbie, is seen as the front-runner in the Democratic primary in the southeast Michigan district. Democrats are expected to hold the seat. Warren says she wasn't afraid to lose and didn't take a deal to walk away.